From the "Reading List" doc posted by Mike & Paul

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Research & Article List

“Turning on the Lights” by Marc Prensky
Ed Leadership, March 2008, Volume 65, #6
LINK http://instech.tusd.k12.az.us/documents/08_09/100608lights.pdf
LINK http://www.scribd.com/doc/2906089/turning-on-the-lights

Leadership and Change

Virtual Schools and 21st Century Skills
LINK http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/VSand21stCenturySkillsFINALPaper.pdf

What it Takes to be an Instructional Leader
LINK http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Principal/2009/J-F_p34.pdf

Managing to Change: What Schools and Districts can do to Develop and Maintain High Performance
LINK http://www.centerforcsri.org/pubs/annual/csrconsp04_hatch.pdf

Education and Technology Trends

eSchool News online - Ed-Tech trends to watch
LINK http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6870

Maximizing Impact: The Pivotal Role of Technology in a 21st Century Ed System
LINK http://www.setda.org/web/guest/maximizingimpactreport

Tech Trends Every School Leader Should Know
LINK http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=56397

Learning

Executive Summary: How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and the School
LINK http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=6160

Brain-Based Research: How People Learn
LINK http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=587

8 Steps to 21st Century Learning
LINK http://www.21centuryconnections.com/node/114

Curriculum and Instruction

21st Century Curriculum and Instruction
LINK http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/21st_century_skills_curriculum_and_instruction.pdf

Understanding of 21st Century Skills and Outcomes
LINK http://edcommunity.apple.com/acot2/

Using Technology to Overcome Writing Barriers
LINK http://www.techlearning.com/section/Bestpractices

Apple Learning Interchange
LINK http://ali.apple.com